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[Feb. 14th, 2007|09:58 pm] |
Halo, my Saint, arrived today as my Valentine surprise.
He is too awesome for words.
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117741
After hearing about all the trouble with Luts custom faceups, I was happy to be one of the lucky ones that got what they wanted. They did an amazing job with him.
From the moment I took him out of the box, he seemed more vulnerable than any of my other dolls, even more so than Haika ever seemed (who I guess is really very strong..). It's interesting, considering his very violent past. Somebody give this boy some love. |
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[Jan. 31st, 2007|07:08 pm] |
Weeee, proud new owner of an SA Saint is me! My first Dollshe boy *squish* I cannot wait.
His name is Halo, or Hale, if you like. I shall reveal more upon his arrival, hoohoohoohoo |
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[Jan. 28th, 2007|05:21 pm] |
whew, been a while since I posted here! It's been all about my RL journal I guess....
Well, I failed miserably on getting Williams, on so many levels. Wasn't in the US for VolksUSA, the server was crashing before the After Event even started on Volk's international site so I never had a chance, then THREE DEALS fell through over on DoA trying to get him *sigh* I can admit defeat, so I've given up for the time being. Maybe this boy will be able to come home someday, just not now. (and yes, I know that there are a lot of them on YahooJapan right now, but I don't have a credit card so....yeah).
I've decided to go the time-honored way of "I didn't get the doll I wanted and I'm sad so I'm buying another doll I've always wanted to make up for it."
I "purchaced" an SA Saint this afternoon. I say "purchaced" because I'm having a lot of problems getting e-mails from LUTS right now and I can't pay for him until I get a receipt. At least I had just enough in my US bank account to afford him, and I've always wanted a Saint, ever since they first came out. His character formed in my head completely in the last few days and I can't wait to get him. Yay, my first Dollshe boy. Now he can join the masses of tall, lanky and angsty.....well maybe not angsty.
And my server has also died, unfortunately. Most of the pictures I had uploaded onto that server are at home in the states on my desktop so even if I can get myself a new server relatively soon, 95% of my doll pics will not be back up until next summer, and that makes me very sad. I really miss them and the pictures made me happy ;_;
Hope you are all doing well and keeping warm, if you're in a cold part of the world.
uuuugh, why is it that as soon as I move to the country where SDs are made, it makes it impossible for me to get one? |
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[Dec. 11th, 2006|07:03 am] |
Next part is up! This one is less-angsty and has what could be considered a happy ending:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1341721
I'm sick of waiting for Satoko Ohno to open up another commission slot. I'm going to get Haika redone by Pookie. I e-mailed her last night and am hoping to hear back ASAP.
Anyway, my two favorite pics from the shoot didn't make it into the story, so here they are. I just love hand shots.
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[Dec. 9th, 2006|10:13 pm] |
That's right, we're on the road to dolly Break-upville.
Two new photostories, for those who follow the Haika/Morgan story......which would be.....just me and vermaxen:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102934
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103293
I think I've lost my place over at DoA, haha, after a couple months of silence, I get no more love on my photostories! Not that I ever get that much love on DoA. It's kind of like my LJ - I post some really heart-felt entry about my life and get no comments, but I post something like: wow, I just found a really big booger in my nose! and suddenly EVERYBODY responds, LOL, why is that?
Anyway, I'm so gung-ho over WIlliams. He needs a name though like whoa.
aaaand, I had an epiphany about Haika:
His character really comes off like crap in photostories, or whathaveyou. It sounds like he's always angsting, but imagine if you can that he says everything in a deadpan voice. Seriously, I think he would come across better if I portrayed him as more of a comic character. Let's face it, Haika isn't angsty, he's pretty funny, or at least I think so. Perhaps this also needs to be turned into a photostory that no one will ever look at.
Okay, my apartment needs to be cleaned in a major way. And there are really strange noises coming from outside my window. |
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[Dec. 7th, 2006|02:41 am] |
siiigggghhhhhhhh Williams
Really, what else can I say? I don't remember the last time I was so smitten with a Volks boy on first sight. There's something so unique about him, so....something. He's different from their other molds, not as "bishi" as the rest of them, though he is beautiful, but in a more realistic way.
Actually, I really like all the dolls in this Dolpa, but him.....grar
I want want want
And what's more. Haika wants. And I mean really, how much does Haika ask for? (besides, of course, two other dolls and all my money)
I keep seeing all these post of people saying: oh, he's pretty hot, maybe I'll try and get him too.
And I say: maybe? MAYBE??? I NEED THIS DOLL *explodes* |
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[Dec. 4th, 2006|05:53 am] |
Haika
Doll Mould: Volks SD13 Tohya v.1
Face up: Bev
Eyes: Tohya default
Hair: Volks somenumberandit'sblack
Age: 28
Basic personality:
.If you were to describe yourself with one word, what would it be?
Still, or ambitious
.What is most important to you in the world?
My friends and daughter
.Would you help someone who needed it while passing?
Yes, if it was in my power.
.Are you very observant?
I observe more that I interact.
.How innocent/naive can you be?
I am not innocent in any sense of the word, but can be extremely naive when it comes to matters of the heart.
.Can you entertain yourself easily?
As someone who has spent the majority of their life alone, yes.
.How well do you get along with others?
That really depends.
.What was the longest time you had a friend?
Ten years.
.Do you have someone who knows you inside out?
Akiko may be only six years old, but she knows me better than anyone.
.How short is your temper?
Medium to short if my work is at stake.
.Can you let go of grudges easily?
I don't hold grudges.
Interests
.Do you read?
I don't often have the time.
.Do you watch TV?
Again, when I have the time.
.Do you collect anything?
Musical instruments.
.How long do you stay interested in something?
As long as it takes.
.If you collected, would it be for interest or profit?
Interest.
History
.Do you know your parents/creator?
I have no real substantial memories of my parents.
.What is your birthday?
December 15th
.Do you have any siblings?
One brother, deceased.
.Ever have to fight for what you believe in?
Everyone does.
.When did you move out on your own?
When my contract was broken three years ago.
.When did you REALLY mature?
I would like to say it was when I worked at a club for the first time when I was very young, but the truth is: when my daughter was born.
.Did you have many friends?
The friends that I have are invaluable to me.
.Any action you regret?
Many.
.What is a memory you treasure?
When Akiko was finally able to come live with me permanently.
Relationships - while single (Or while you were.)
.Do you have a dream partner?
I couldn't honestly say.
.Do you believe you seek someone like your parents(or creator)?
No, as I never really knew them.
.Do you have one night stands?
It was once my job.
.What feature is most attention grabbing for you?
Compassion. Is that a feature? If not, then breasts a beautiful figure.
.What MUST someone have for you to consider them?
Patience.
.Older, younger, same age as you?
It doesn't matter.
.How do you feel about settling down?
It's something I've been asked to do more than once. I don't think I can ever settle down until I settle myself down.
.How many dates before you go to bed with someone?
That depends of whether or not the date is business or pleasure.
.How do you handle rejection?
Not well, but I do expect it.
.How many times did you stop something before it developed?
Many times.
Relationships - Once taken, or what you want if taken.
.Have you settled down and if so for how long?
It's been over four months since Morgan came to live with me, though I cannot say that everything has settled.
.Any Children?
Yes, one daughter, but not by Morgan.
.Any Grandchildren?
No.
.What do you love most about your partner?
Her kindness.
.Any petnames?
No.
.How many relationships have you been in?
It's so hard for me to differentiate what was real and what wasn't now that all that seems so far behind me. Off-hand, I would say two, maybe three.
.Have you ended any?
Not directly, but my actions led to an end, always.
.Has your heart been broken?
I wonder.
.Any loves you cannot have?
I've been a love that someone could not have. It's so much harder.
.Do you believe in true love?
For others, yes.
Mortality
.Have you ever died?
No.
.Can you even die?
Everyone dies eventually.
.Have you seen someone die?
Not directly.
.Have you killed someone?
No.
.Have you had someone killed?
No.
Life
.What makes you truly happy?
My daughter.
.If you could, what is one thing you would spend your life doing?
Writing music.
.Do you have a job, if so what is it?
I have any number of part-time jobs as a teacher. My living now comes from my music project.
.Have you ever gone insane?
I could say that I've lost my mind.
.Did you ever feel as if you were the only sane one in the world?
Never.
.If you had a choice, would you live a calm eternal life, or live a wild short life?
I would live a happy life, if I had a choice, long or short.
Stolen from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) shin_porn |
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[Nov. 24th, 2006|05:50 am] |
Contrary to popular belief, I am not dead.
It's true.
For those of you who are on my other journal, you know all about my adventures, but to those of you who don't know, I moved to Japan four months ago and was without internet for 2 of them and am currently living on an island in the middle of nowhere far, far away from civilization.
Haika is here with me, the only one of my dolls I had sent, and Morgan has come to live with him.
In case you missed their scary halloween pictures in which they dressed up as each other:
It's hard to say how things are going between them. Not too well, I would say. Morgan is very dedicated but doesn't expect too much (or should I say, doesn't expect enough), which I think is the problem, because Haika doesn't give much, and there needs to be some giving and receiving for a relationship to work.
I don't know. I miss my dolls at home so much. And I've been pretty depressed here (I live intensely alone in a very rural area) and when I'm depressed I have a hard time being interested in my dolls. I know they usually bring comfort in situations like this, but with me, I just need to be in a good place to be happy with them. I think I've even drifted from Haika a little because I'm having a hard time in Japan and he's just so Japanese, if you know what I mean.
I'm working on adding a couple new members to my family. I'm hoping that having new dolls here that I associate only with being here will improve my mental health all-round. I also need to get Haika repainted very badly. Bev's faceup on him is just so beautiful but it's suffered some tough love, what with my dragging him from country to country, and I'd like him next time to look a little more peaceful. The Mana look turns me on when I'm happy, but when I'm sad, it isn't as cuddly.
Suki's birthday was yesterday, three years, and Shizune's birthday is today, one year with my dream girl.
Maybe I should say something positive about that: I remember the day that I got the call that Shizune was coming home, I actually almost fainted and I had to lean down and put my head between my knees to keep from passing out, haha, that's how much I wanted her. So here's a couple of pics of Suki and Shizune, my November babies.
Oh man do I think about her a lot. My impossible dream doll.
Sorry for all the big pics, and you've seen them all before anyway. I miss everybody a lot! |
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[Jul. 13th, 2006|11:38 am] |
Long time no see! RL has been doing me in these last couple of months, big-time. But bringing a little bit of joy to my life, my Narin arrived yesterday, as many of you probably saw in DoA or in my other journal.
I still have the blank "Orochimaru" head and I've gotten so attached to it being blank that I'm not sure anymore whether or not I'll have it painted like Orochi at all. It's quite beautiful just the way it is.
So, what can I say about Asadel, my new boy? The minute my mom saw him, she said: "Oh my god, that doll looks like it was made for you." And he really does. He is so 'me' that it's just funny.
The sculpt of his face is flawlessly beautiful, the resin is perfect. Basicline did a perfect job in his faceup, just what I asked for. The sculpt of his body is so lifelike, with his ribs peeking out and veins in his hands, like Hound. The only beef that I have with him is his legs. He can't sit at all and his knees keep popping out of socket. I'm not sure if I should suede or wire or both. I've heard that the 43cm Narins and Naraes pose perfectly, and I've heard the same of the 60cm Narae, so I think the leg thing might be a problem restricted to Narin. If I can just fiddle about with him, I'm sure I'll find a solution that will get him posing right. He's strung very tightly and just wants to stand straight up, LOL.
He is the most realistically proportioned of any doll I have ever seen. He looks very slender but he's actually a bit bigger than an SD13 boy and so all the clothes I have are a little tight on him. His shoulders are very broad and his neck is bigger around than most dolls, big hands, big feet, and a very, very small head. The effect is perfect, he looks more like a real person than any other doll I have ever seen, besides Artist Dolls. For anyone looking for a highly-realistic doll, I'd reccomend Narin. He looks so different in pictures vs. real-life. You really have to see him in person to know what he looks like. Even when I look at the pictures I took of him yesterday, they don't really look like him.
His backstory is forthcoming. Eve and I designed his whole past about two months ago together. He ties into Jedusor and Haruhiko's story and the war that they fought 1000 years ago. I'm calling him a demon, but he isn't a demon in the Christian sense of angels and demons. I'm coming at it from a more fantasy angle, I guess. Just like elves are a species, so are demons, not necessarily inherently evil, but genetically specific.
Here are a couple of pics until I get some better ones shot:
tee-hee, PJs!!
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[May. 8th, 2006|10:22 pm] |
EDIT: You know what? Nevermind. I just need to go ahead with my original plan and if that doesn't work out, I'll try something else. Stick to your damn plan, I say!
Okay, I'm stuck.
I was all ready for my Narin to come home and be Orochimaru, but he just doesn't seem like Orochimaru. Then I thought I'd make him a demon, but that doesn't seem to fit either. I'm so enthralled with him and I don't wan to sell him, but I don't know who he is.
Normally, I would just make up a personality for him and leave it at that. But I've gotten to the point where I DO NOT WANT anymore dolls who I just make up personalities for. Shizune was the last of that kind. I'm running out of room and I want all the dolls I get from here on out to be important characters to me, not just dolls for the sake of beautiful dolls. He could be Ash, but I specifially got two Goh Guys from Ash's universe so that I wouldn't be tempted to get all those characters full size. He can't be Laucian because he's the wrong head (I want a Narae) and the wrong skintone. In fact, he's the wrong skintone to be ANYONE unless he was Ash.
He still has no eyes but he is still beautiful. Every single wig I put on him looks perfect. I feel like I am going crazy because I am carrying around this head with me like it's already a finished doll.
And I do not not not not want anymore dolls who are not important characters already to me. This isn't me talking myself out of something, it's really how I feel. So I just don't know what to do with him. I CAN'T sell him back. I just love him, he's so beautiful. He's just what I want for . . . something, but I don't know what.
Somebody help me out? |
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[May. 7th, 2006|02:34 pm] |
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.....for anyone who is interested =)
Well, my long-awaited 60cm Narin head finally arrived this week and I picked him up yesterday. Honestly, the sculpt is amazing if you like the more realistic sculpts. Pictures just don't do justice to the detail. The shape of his head, the shadows on his face, they're more realistic than any doll I've ever seen in my life. The BW resin is the whitest I have ever come across. The resin came very rough and he badly needs to be sanded. He's also a bit bumpy in places from the mold, but I've been told that all Narindolls need to be sanded and buffed a bit before their resin becomes really luminous.
His head is very tiny, so none of my wigs fit him. His head might actually be even smaller than Suki's. And his eyes are extremely small. I was thinking 16mm eyes but he could take 12mm no problem, probably.
I've never been so in love with a blank sculpt before. He doesn't even necessarily need any makeup at all to make him anymore beautiful.
His character has very strongly turned away from the Naruto version of Orochimaru. I'm not even sure if he'll keep the whole name, I might just stay with Orochi and leave it at that. The only thing I can tell thus far is that he's some kind of Japanese demon and will be painted appropriately. My first instinct is heavy blushing around the eyes in dark brown/black and no eyebrows and nude lips. I'm going to shave his cheeks down a bit and take off some of his bottom lip, which is very full and lovely but too pouty for his personality.
So teh bottom line is that I'm enchanted by him. His very wisftul, full of personality. I can't wait to get a body for him and I definitely want a Narae in the future. These are truly lovely and well-made dolls. He was worth the wait and I'm glad I'm not selling him. |
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[May. 3rd, 2006|05:50 pm] |
Orochi's head finally got shipped today *dances* That means it should get here the day after tomorrow. I'm so psyched. I need to find my MSC and go buy some sandpaper and go to town with this boy!
btw, I am so overloaded with dolls that I want. Here's my current list in no particular order:
Dollshe Saint -- Baba (yes, I'm actually going to get him in doll form, for anyone on here who knows who this character is)
HD Margo head on Bella Auden body -- Bella (you're in luck, Josie, I'm all inspired to do this project again! After seeing the Model Doll bodies *covets*)
60cm Narae modified to be a boy -- Laucian. I did a photoshop of the Narae head with the eyes slightly widened and my worst fears were confirmed: perfect for Laucian. He'll be off to bug Toshiya in no time.
And then of course, there's the matter of getting Orochi his body. After I get his head finished, I'll pop him on Jedusor's body to show him off but then he's going back on the shelf until he has a body ;_; so sad. And he doesn't even have eyes yet. Or a wig. Poor Orochi. |
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[Apr. 22nd, 2006|11:20 pm] |
New photostory:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60379
Here's a teaser, with teh special effects (omg)
This one doesn't have to do with the Haika/Marcie saga. It concerns Haruhiko and *gasp* his angst. And Jedusor, just for you Josie!!!
I wish I could just develop one story line and stick with it. *sigh* I think I'd have to be involved with somebody else's story line in order to keep it up. I'm so much more inclined to just write stories than take photostories. I'm in awe of some of you guys and your epic stories *bows* Somebody RP with me or something....
ye gods I'm so tired. I'm off to finish drawing and make some tea and wait for Eve to get home. |
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[Apr. 22nd, 2006|04:45 pm] |
For nezumitoo
I hope you like it. I'm sorry it's not very good ^^;; There are a bunch of things I'd like to fix about it but here it is in its current incarnation. I took some liberties with Fuan, like giving him eyebrows and not doing his earrings, since I didn't want to do them incorrectly.
I finally got Fern and Joshua sent off to Bev today, the UPS people tried to deliver when I was in class three days in a row >< and I had to drive all the way to Fife to get the (*)#*)ing package. *sign* UPS can eat me.
I also had my first experience with sewing 1/6 clothes today, so Fern has his priestly robes now. I'll post some pictures of them.....sometime, on his headless body.
*lovelove* |
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[Apr. 15th, 2006|10:37 pm] |
One year ago today, my boys got hitched.......<3
So everybody wish them a happy anniversary!
They're all curled up on the couch right now, looking beautiful. I just didn't have the time to take pictures today. Maybe tomorrow will be less rainy and I'll get them outside ^_^
Oh! And I so win! tresvanilla is taking commissions again and I scored slots for Joshua and Fern (mah Goh Guys). I'm so excited. I've been doing their faceup mock-ups on Painter for the last half hour or so *cough*paper?whatpaperamIsupposedtobewriting??*cough*
If anybody's wondering why I've decided to start investing lots of money into lots of 1/6 dolls, the answer is simple: I have this burning need to get all the main characters from Eve and I's huge-ass story we've been working on together and if I get them all SD-sized I will be broke for years to come, not to mention out of room. Anyway, those guys are better at posing anyhow so I can't wait to start making stories with them when they get here. I'm not so much looking forward to sewing itty-bitty little clothes, but it can't be helped. |
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[Apr. 12th, 2006|10:06 pm] |
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I'm on the prowl for 1/6 repaint artists: ones that are currently taking commissions for a couple of Goh Guy heads. I've been all over the internet but it seems like everybody's book is closed right now and I'm desperate so......any reccomendations? I'd like to not go over the $100 price range and I'm looking for more realism/detail. |
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[Apr. 6th, 2006|08:26 pm] |
Ugh, sorry I haven't responded to comments yet. I had some taxing and intense RL drama this week, and then I got the stomach flu. Isn't that a sad story? But I want to respond to everybody's cool comments, and I swear I will.....soooooon
In the meantime, taking pictures of my dollies is chicken soup for the soul
( Two more of Shizune and Eve's beautiful Emma, Katica ) |
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[Apr. 2nd, 2006|03:11 pm] |
Oh, too lazy to update pictures so I babble instead, wahoo.
I just have to say again that I was really happy I posted my whiney question about Marcie finally because I got to talk to so many of you who I don't usually have conversations with! You are all super people and I really, really enjoyed talking to you.
I did touch him up a bit but (not because of what people said, but because I'd left his lips unfinished last time), but as I said, a bit lazy just now, so pictures later.
Okay, onto teh angst. So I already bought a Narin head for Orochi, then Dollshe Saint comes out. >< (&(@*(*(!! He's perfect for Orochimaru, whyyyyyyyy????? *stabstab*
Now I'm going to have this random head floating around because I don't know if I'm going to sell it or turn it into another doll later on. Crap! So yeah, Saint is coming to live with me instead, but not until the end of this month. Poopy poopy. He has those masterful cheekbones I was craving, and the veiny hands. I'm totally in love with him. I actually think I like him even more than Bermann *gasp*
But just in case, would any of y'all want to buy a Narin head off of me? I got it for $225, it's unpainted and you could always buy a body with a different optional head later, yes? |
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[Mar. 30th, 2006|11:34 am] |
Wow, thanks for your responses everybody. It's kind of funny, I posted that thinking to myself: I'm just crazy, people aren't ignoring him. But then it turned out that there are a LOT of things about him that turn people off!
I really appreciated everyone who commented. If anybody else feels like commenting, it's much appreciated. I think I'm going to have to have him to an interview on LJ here to talk about his personality and his past. Also, I'll play around with his makeup a little this weekend, because bits of it are still messy from my last attempt. Who knows, maybe he'll turn out looking prettier.
I guess I'm just biased when it comes to him. I love him so much, I think he's so pretty, but "all moms feel that way."
Posting something like that, you start to wonder: huh, do people not really like my other dolls too?? Not that it matters, at the end of the day, but I'm still so self-conscious about posting them. That's just my own problem, though. |
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[Mar. 29th, 2006|07:06 pm] |
Did a companion photostory to the one last night, so it's up now:
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55866
Here's a couple of teasers ;-)
Also, I have a serious question. Now, before I go on, I want to emphasize that this is NOT NOT NOT me begging for comments. I am just asking a question that I am curious to know the answer to. As long as that's clear....
Okay, so my question: is there something unsavory about Marcie? Seriously, ever since I first introduced him, all I have to do is put him in a photostory and I get next to no comments. In fact, when I did first introduce him, I got ZERO comments both here on LJ and on DoA. And now you're saying: but I commented yesterday! Yes, you did!! <3 I love you and thank you, but for the most part, Marcie doesn't get a whole lot of love. So I'm seriously asking you all, is there something about him that you think people wouldn't like? It's not like I'm going to change him, but I've been wondering for some time. It was this way with him when he was an Iz head, and now as a Kun. And a lot of the comments I have received on him have been things like: "the outfit he's wearing would look better on your other doll" or "his eye makeup sure is messy! XD"
Just wondering, not grubbing for comments, I swear it. Just wondering. I've tried to write about this two or three other times but I always deleted the entries before anyone could see them because I felt like I sounded too complainy. |
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